@Wayne Rout:How do you know which story is right? If you are a black
parent and your son goes out for a walk around the neighborhood, you worry about
what happens if he runs into the police. They shouldn't have to worry
about that.

that's interesting I didn't know that the investigation had concluded
already??? Now I can 100% guarantee you had the kid been white there would have
been zero press and zero involvement from Obama. Pretty disgusting.

Congratulations on the peaceful protest. It stands in stark contrast to those
who use such tragedies to justify looting.

Nevertheless, the whole
event helps me recall the testimony or interview of Trayvon Martin's
girlfriend who admitted Trayvon may have been attempted to conduct some
"whoop_ss" on Mr. Zimmerman and that you don't shoot someone who is
simply engaging in harmless "whoop_ss." Problem is, if the intended
victim is armed, that person may reasonably interpret that act as an attempted
aggravated assault or robbery giving him legal justification to use deadly
force.

Mental note to young toughs - whether you are simply
attempting what is referred to above or playing the "knockout" game,
more and more your intended victim may be armed. Whether the shooting is deemed
justifiable or not will make no difference to you if you have been killed. Try
doing homework instead; it's safer.

Interesting that demonstrators are quick to show up and start protests, often
with outright riots and looting in some big cities, even though they do not have
the facts on what actually happened. Of course, Sharpton, Obama and Holder fan
the flames of indignation without knowing the facts either.

Of
course, if the facts turn out that it was a legitimate use of deadly force, the
"racist cop" story has already been accepted and cannot be undone.

There are far too many highly effective, non-lethal methods of subduing an
uncooperative suspect (especially an unarmed one) for the increasing numbers of
these killings to happen. Its time to change how these armed "public
servants" are trained, so that they can stop killing those whom they should
be protecting... the public

Lethal should be a last resort NOT the
FIRST!!!

Also there exists a clear need for investigations into each
and every "death by cop" incident by an outside independent authority,
instead of allowing the police to investigate themselves. Such practices go
against the U.S. system of checks and balances originally intended by our
founding fathers.

It's way too early in the investigation to make the assumption that
he didn't obey the police.

Over the years, there have been a
number of incidents where police have killed someone who was simply doing
something innocent like pulling up their pants, reaching for their glasses or
grabbing a flashlight to see who was knocking down the wrong door.

Why don't these people try protesting how these kids were raised? The man
that was shot has a long history of armed robbery and threatening people. Who
knows how many crimes he committed without being caught. The fact is, he was a
dangerous criminal. That alone does not give police the right to shoot him.
The police are well trained and I believe for the most part are not lookingto
shoot and kill anyone.Claiming the police are looking to shoot people is the
same as claiming this guy was looking to have police end his life.The
investigation needs tobe completed before wecan draw aconclusion.

Where was this man's parents growing up?Why did they allow him to get
into a position where he is robbing places?I know parents can't stop their
kids from doing everything.However,overall in society,if parents invested time
with their kids.Helped them get an education and learn how to work.That would
eliminate many of our social problems.The reality is many of these people live
off of welfare,teach their kids to live on welfare,teach them that they are
victims and only government can save them.

"Now I can 100% guarantee you had the kid been white there would have been
zero press and zero involvement from Obama. Pretty disgusting." - Patriot

What is disgusting is the escalating militarization of police in this
country and the number of blacks (especially children) who are on the receiving
end. Furthermore, you are wrong - if the child had been white, there would have
been press involvement. The attention may not have been as intense, but there
is a reason for this dynamic. Perhaps a trip out of Cedar Hills may help
illuminate . . . .

And who is checking and balancing the current US government
system? While I think the riots are completely wrong, as are the lootings, so
is it completely wrong that the government is leaning so, so far to the left!

"If nobody's right, then everybody's wrong"...Buffalo
SpringfieldWhy were they arresting this young man?Why did the young
man resist arrest?From there the facts have not been released, so who
knows?It is unfortunate but like the other riots, looting, and burning, it
seems that the black community always plays the victim card, it has gotten worse
over the last six years."A house divided, cannot stand".......
Abraham Lincoln

There are bigger issues at play.The left wing preached if barack was elected,
then all racism would cease, flowers will sprout spontaneously beneath his
feet,the economy would come back, the world will respect us,wars will
cease,crime will disappear,everyone will get everything for
free....soonandsoforth.

We have seen under left wing ideology,that
none of this has come about.None of their promises have come.Instead the left
wing is more powerful,richer and have military strength to back up their
ideology.The whole time blaming Bush white people and slavery for our current
problems.

That's not leadership.That's tyranny.Bush was
right on many things,as it turns out most of the country was wrong to blame him
for everything.The voters were wrong to elect and then re-elect barack.Mitt
Romney was right about the economy,Iraq,the middle East, ebt,healthcare so on
and so forth.An honest person will see through all of the lies.Some people
it's taking longer than usual.

"In Chicago, since this boy was shot, there have been
multiple black people shot, mostly by black people. Where is the
outrage?"

There's no outrage because none of those
Chicagoans were shot by police. Pretty clear difference between run-of-the-mill
street violence and murder by cop.

That said, there seems to be a
significant & misguided portion of the community who thinks a protest is
nothing more than a good opportunity to loot. Who says "hey, I'm going
to go to a protest for this dead kid so I can steal a Tivo"?

TMR said: "Now I can 100% guarantee you had the kid been white there would
have been zero press and zero involvement from Obama. Pretty disgusting." -
Patriot. What is disgusting is the escalating militarization of police in this
country and the number of blacks (especially children) who are on the receiving
end. "

Absolutely, since 911 we've treated the police,
who's 1st responsibility, is Serve and Protect, not intimidate, kill, and
lord over us. The reporter who was jailed there because he couldn't gather
his stuff quick enough while a SWAT team counted down for him to leave a
McDonalds in 10 9 8 7 6... this is not what we expect from public servants.

Those who are white middle aged males with no military background, and
no interaction with other races except the 2% at your church, will never
understand being of color in a southern town, even though there is no racism, in
your mind.

There are good guys out there, my brothers a state
trooper, he feels the same way.

Why do so many news outlets keep referring to this shooting victim as being
unarmed? He wasn't. He had his fists which he was using to punch the
officer in the head and face. Here in Utah recently two referees have died from
being punched in the head.

The officer also says the shooting victim
was trying to grab his gun which had he let him take it would have been a
serious threat to the officers life.